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C & E Bets Hard 8 Hard 6 Hard 10 Hard 4 Horn Bet 11 - One Roll Proposition Bet 3 - One Roll Proposition Bet 12 - One Roll Proposition Bet 2 - One Roll Proposition Bet Any Craps - One Roll Proposition Bet Any 7 - One Roll Proposition Bet Place Bet 10 Place Bet 9 Place Bet 8 Place Bet 6 Place Bet 5 Place Bet 4 Come Point 10 Come Point 9 Come Point 8 Come Point 6 Come Point 5 Come Point 4 Come Bet Area Field Bets Big 8 Big 6 Don't Come Point 10 Don't Come Point 9 Don't Come Point 8 Don't Come Point 6 Don't Come Point 5 Don't Come Point 4 Don't Come Betting Area Don't Pass Bar Don't Pass Bar House Free Odds Limit - Double Odds Free Odds Betting Area Pass Line Pass Line

Any Craps
Any Craps is a "One Roll Proposition Bet" that the very next roll of the dice will be either a 2, 3, or 12.

Pays 7 to 1

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Any Eleven
Any Eleven is a "One Roll Proposition Bet" that the very next roll of the dice will be an 11.

Pays 15 to 1

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Any Seven
Any Seven is a "One Roll Proposition Bet" that the very next roll of the dice will be a 7.

Pays 4 to 1

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Any Three
Any Three is a "One Roll Proposition Bet" that the very next roll of the dice will be a 3.

Pays 15 to 1


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Any Twelve
Any Twelve is a "One Roll Proposition Bet" that the very next roll of the dice will be a 12.

Pays 30 to 1


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Any Two
Any Two is a "One Roll Proposition Bet" that the very next roll of the dice will be a 2.

Pays 30 to 1

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Big Eight
The Big Eight bet may be made at any time and pays even money if any eight is rolled before any seven.

This bet may be removed or added to at any time.

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Big Six
The Big Six bet may be made at any time and pays even money if any six is rolled before any seven.

This bet may be removed or added to at any time.

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C & E
C & E are actually two different "One Roll Proposition Bets" - the C is identical to Any Craps and pays 7 to 1 while the E is identical to Any Eleven and pays 15 to 1.

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Come Bets
The Come Bet works according to the same rules as the Pass Line Bet except that the Come bet cannot be made during the Come Out Roll, and each Come bet may have a different "Come Point" (similar to the Pass Line bet's Point Number).

Come bets are made by placing chips in the Come Bet area, and then rolling the dice. Like the Pass Line bet, the Come bet (still in the Come area) wins on a 7 or 11, and loses on any Craps (2, 3, or 12); otherwise, the Come bet chips will be moved automatically to the correct Come Point area. The orignal Come bet, once moved to the Come Point area, may neither be added to nor removed. If additional chips are dropped into that Come Point area, they will be interpreted as being a Free Odds side bet on the original Come bet.

Come bets that have been moved to the Come Point area win if that Come Point repeats, and lose if a 7 is rolled.

Come bets that win pay even money.

Come bets, like Pass Line bets, allow Free Odds side bets, once the Come Point is established.

Free Odds chips that are bet on a Come bet are "Off" or "not working" on the Come Out Roll. This fact will always be obvious because "Off" bets always have an "Off" marker placed over the bet's top chip. This simply means that an "Off" bet will neither win nor lose on the next roll of the dice, as if it were not being bet at all.

In the case where a Come bet that is sitting in the appropriate Come Point area wins, and there is also new money in the Come area on that roll, then this creates a situation known as an "off and on" Come bet, where the previous, winning Come bet moves "off" to make room for the new Come bet arriving "on" the given Come Point bet area. Due to the fact that the rectangular Come Point bet area is so small, the previous, winning Come bet must be merged with the newly won chips to make room for the arriving "on" chips.


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Don't Come Bets
The Don't Come Bar is bet by "Wrong Bettors" who are betting with the house and "against the dice."

The Don't Come bet works according to the same rules as the Don't Pass bet except that the Don't Come bet cannot be made during the Come Out Roll, and each Don't Come bet may have a different "Don't Come Point".

Don't Come bets are made by placing chips on the Don't Come Bar, and then rolling the dice. Like the Don't Pass bet, the Don't Come bet (still on the Don't Come Bar) loses on a 7 or 11, and wins on 2 or 3 (standing off, or pushing, on 12); otherwise, the Don't Come bet chips will be moved automatically to the correct Don't Come Point area. The orignal Don't Come bet, once moved to the Don't Come Point area, may not be added to, but may be removed at any time.

To bet a Free Odds side bet, simply drop the additional chips into the Don't Come Point area; these chips will be interpreted automatically as being a Free Odds bet.

Don't Come bets that have been moved to the Don't Come Point area win if a 7 is rolled, and lose if that that Don't Come Point number repeats.

Don't Come bets that win pay even money.


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Don't Pass Bets
The Don't Pass Bar is bet by "Wrong Bettors" who are betting with the house and "against the dice."

On the Come Out Roll, the Don't Pass loses on 7 or 11, and wins on 2 or 3; a roll of a 12 is considered to be a "standoff" or a "push."

Once a Point Number is established, the Don't Pass wins when the Pass Line loses, and vice-versa.

Dont Pass bets may not be increased once the Point Number is established, but they may be decreased or removed at any time.

To bet a Free Odds side bet, simply drop the additional chips into the Don't Pass bet area after the Point Number has been established; these chips will be interpreted automatically as being a Free Odds bet.


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Field Bets
Field Bets are "One Roll Bets" that the very next roll of the dice will be either a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12.

The 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 pay even money while the 2 and 12 pay two to one.

The Field Bet loses if the next roll is a 5, 6, 7 or 8.


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Free Odds
Although not indicated anywhere on the craps table, Free Odds may be bet as side bets on all Pass Line, Don't Pass, Come, and Don't Come bets.

To understand how Free Odds bets work, it is necessary to understand a bit more about the probabilities involved in rolling two dice. This is because Free Odds bets pay out according to the mathematically true odds of a given roll occurring, and as such, the house has no advantage on these bets!

In order to make a Free Odds bet, the player must first have made a bet on either the Pass Line, Don't Pass, Come, or Don't Come. Let's assume for the sake of having an example that there is $5 bet on the Pass Line. The Free Odds bet is restricted to be a maximum of X times the original $5 Pass Line bet, where X is clearly indicated on the craps table, saying "double odds" or "2 x Odds."

Let's assume that this is a double odds table. Then for our example, the player may bet a maximum of $10 in Free Odds "behind the line" in the unmarked Free Odds bet area. The Free Odds bet wins or loses in the exact same way as the original "base" bet, except that it pays out according to the true odds. Suppose that the Point Number in this example is 5, then if it repeats, the original Pass Line bet will win $5, but the $10 bet as Free Odds will win an additional $15, as calculated according to the following probability table:

True odds of a Point Number repeating before a 7
Point = 4 Odds are 2 to 1 against repeating
Point = 5 Odds are 3 to 2 against repeating
Point = 6 Odds are 6 to 5 against repeating
Point = 8 Odds are 6 to 5 against repeating
Point = 9 Odds are 3 to 2 against repeating
Point = 10 Odds are 2 to 1 against repeating

Free Odds work in reverse for "Wrong Bettors" who bet the Don't Pass or Don't Come, since they are betting with the house instead of with the dice. In the above example, a Wrong Bettor would have to "lay" $15 in Free Odds in hopes of winning $10.

Free Odds side bets may always be removed at any time.


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Hard 10
Hard 10 is a Proposition Bet that double five's will be rolled before any 7 or before an "Easy 10 " (the "easy 10" roll is 6,4).

Pays 7 to 1


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Hard 4
Hard 4 is a Proposition Bet that double two's will be rolled before any 7 or before an "Easy 4" (the "easy 4" roll is 3,1).

Pays 7 to 1


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Hard 6
Hard 6 is a Proposition Bet that double three's will be rolled before any 7 or before an "Easy 6" ("easy 6" rolls are 5,1 or 4,2).

Pays 9 to 1


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Hard 8
Hard 8 is a Proposition Bet that double four's will be rolled before any 7 or before an "Easy 8 " ("easy 8" rolls are 5,3 or 6,2).

Pays 9 to 1


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Horn Bets
The Horn Bet is a simpler, faster way to bet Any 2, Any 3, Any 11, and Any 12, all at the same time. The bet pays out exactly as if one-fourth of the bet were placed on each of the four "Any #" bets. So, for example, with $4 bet on Horn, hitting a 2 or 12, you would end up with $31 total; and hitting a 3 or 11, you would end up with $16 total.


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Pass Line Bets
The Pass Line is the most popular bet in craps. Players betting on the Pass Line are wagering that the dice will pass, or that a point will be repeated before a seven-out occurs as described below:

The "Come Out Roll" is the most significant roll in craps. It is the first roll of the dice for a new shooter, and for the Pass Line bettor, it may be a winner, a loser, or it may establish a new "Point Number" (described below). When it is the Come Out Roll, the Pass Line bet wins with a 7 or 11, loses with any Craps (2, 3, or 12), and establishes a new Point Number otherwise.

The "Point Number" is the number that the Pass Line bettor is betting will repeat before a 7 is rolled. Whenever there is a Point Number established, the "ON puck" will be positioned above the number; otherwise this marker puck will say "OFF" and will sit in the upper left corner of the board.

After a Point Number has been established (no longer the Come Out Roll), the Pass Line bet wins if that Point Number is repeated before a 7 is rolled; when the Point Number repeats like this, the dice are said to have passed.

To summarize, the Pass Line bet behaves differently depending on whether or not there is a Point Number established. If there is a Point Number, then the bet wins if the dice pass (the Point Number repeats), or it loses if a 7 is rolled (all other numbers are inconsequential). If there is no Point Number, then it is said to be the Come Out Roll, in which case the Pass Line wins on a 7 or 11, and loses on a 2, 3, or 12.

Pass Line bets, once a Point Number is established, may not be removed, but may be increased.

When the Pass Line bet wins, it pays even money.

Pass Line bets allow so-called "Free Odds" side bets. In the case of the Pass Line, the Free Odds bets are placed in the unlabeled area "behind the line" - underneath the Pass Line region.


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Place Bets: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
Place Bets are not visibly labeled on the craps board. They are made by dropping chips over the little rectangular regions just below the larger "number" regions, and just above the Come area.

Place Bets wager that the specified number gets rolled before any 7.

Place Bets are "Off" or "not working" on the "Come Out Roll". This fact will always be obvious because "Off" bets always have an "Off" marker placed over the bet's top chip. This simply means that an "Off" bet will neither win nor lose on the next roll of the dice, as if it were not being bet at all.

Place Bet payouts are indicated on the chart below:

Place 4 pays 9 to 5
Place 5 pays 7 to 5
Place 6 pays 7 to 6
Place 8 pays 7 to 6
Place 9 pays 7 to 5
Place 10 pays 9 to 5

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